§ 63-3131.12. Duties of the Department of Human Services.

A.  The Director of the Department of Human Services, no later than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall implement the statewide distribution of do-not-resuscitate forms which comply with Section 5 of this act.

B.  Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act shall consist of either a medical condition bracelet, necklace, or card with the inscription of the patient's name, date of birth in numerical form, and "Oklahoma do-not-resuscitate" on it.  No other identification or wording shall be deemed to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Do-Not-Resuscitate Act.  This identification shall be issued only upon presentation of a properly executed do-not-resuscitate consent form as set forth in Section 5 of this act.

C.  The Director of the Department of Human Services, no later than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall be responsible for establishing a system for distribution of the do-not-resuscitate forms and identification bracelets, necklaces, or cards.

D.  The legal services developer from the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Services, no later than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, shall develop and implement a statewide educational effort to inform the public of their right to accept or refuse cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to request their physician to write a do-not-resuscitate order for them, and to urge health care agencies within this state to utilize a do-not-resuscitate form which complies with Section 5 of this act.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 327, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.